Edmonton All In M&C Guide 2020

EDMONTON’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

DARKHORSE ANALYTICS, an Edmonton based company that specializes in analyzing and visualizing complex data, to identify opportunities for increased efficiency in business models.

TEC EDMONTON A health-technology accelerator program formed through a joint venture between the University of Alberta and Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. It manages the commercialization of the University of Alberta’s technologies

NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE

Established between the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Alberta, this institution is located at the main campus with the primary purpose of nanoscience research. UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Internationally recognized for its groundbreaking research, the University of Alberta ranks top 10 in the world for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning research & is one of the leading academic health science centers in the world. UofA has a large faculty of researchers in the field and is home to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute. EDMONTON RESEARCH PARK The Edmonton Research Park operates two buildings designed to nurture research initiatives. The Advanced Technology Centre offers growth-accelerating programs, development advice, support services, and a modern collaborative space for fast growing tech focused companies. The Bio-Technology Business Development Centre is an accelerator centre that helps biotechnology firms to further develop their products to full market commercialization. ALBERTA MACHINE INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (AMII) is an Edmonton-based research lab that pushes the bounds of academic knowledge and guides business understanding of artificial intelligence. It is home to some of the world's top talent in machine intelligence with a team of world renowned researchers. AMII is supported by the University of Alberta, Alberta Innovates, and the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Economic Development & Trade.

ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability initiatives have become a large part of Edmonton’s culture, with a long-term plan in place to make Edmonton a Completely carbon neutral city by 2040. Prepared collectively with the support of Edmonton’s academic, business, public institution and government communities, Climate Resilient Edmonton, is the city’s adaptation and action plan directed at minimizing the exposure of people and assets to the impacts of climate change. SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Edmonton is devoted to carrying out this colossal change, by engraving social responsibility into the city’s infrastructure and by encouraging people to behave in a socially responsible manner by reducing their carbon footprint. SOURCES OF ENERGY Oil & Gas is not considered the most sustainable form of energy, but petroleum products are still dominant in the global market and essential for meeting global energy demand. Alberta has the world’s third largest proven oil reserve, contributing to over 80% of Canada’s total oil production, so it is crucial for the development and investment in innovative technologies, to ensure the responsible management of our resources in an environmentally sustainable manner, producing less greenhouse gas emissions. Solar energy is one of the most common sources of alternative energy. Edmonton is one of the sunniest cities in Canada with an average of 2,300 hours of sunlight per year, making it the ideal location for harvesting energy through integrated solar cell installations on new and existing infrastructure. District Energy Sharing Systems distribute heating and cooling to multiple buildings in an area, such as an entire neighborhood, from a single centralized low-carbon energy source. Wind Energy is an alternative source of renewable energy. The province of Alberta plans to add up to 5,000-MW of renewable energy through private sector investment ($10 billion) by 2030. One of the winning bids accepted, was Edmonton based Capital Power, for a 201-MW project in Southern Alberta. 1. 2. 3. 4.

and helps emerging technology companies grow successfully.

BIOWARE, an electronic games designer founded in 1995 by graduates of the UofA and later acquired by Electronic Arts.

ALBERTA INNOVATION CORRIDOR A joint pursuit in Alberta’s big-city innovation ecosystems, AIC is an advocate for technology-enabled innovation companies in Alberta, Canada. ACAMP Alberta Centre for Advanced MNT Products is a unique industry-led advanced technology product development centre that entrepreneurs count on to move their innovation from proof-of-concept to manufactured product, by providing access to multidisciplinary engineers, technology experts, unique specialized equipment, and industry acumen. THE PAN-CANADIAN AI STRATEGY This $125 million plan is funded through the Government of Canada and led by the Canadian research institute CIFAR. It aims at aligning Canadian resources, organizations, and AI scientists to make Canada the world’s nexus of AI development and commercialization. Three newly established institutes will be collaborating on this five- year plan; Amii (Edmonton), Mila (Montreal), & the Vector Institute (Toronto).

JOBBER is another emerging Edmonton based company that brings people and technology together, helping small businesses become successful. In 2017, Google’s U.K. based DeepMind Technologies, opened its first ever international AI research lab in Edmonton. Led by teams of renowned scientists and engineers and backed by some of the most successful technology entrepreneurs in the world, DeepMind is using AI to solve complex problems like climate change. British based technology company IMPROBABLE has opened a new game development studio in Edmonton. NANOCANADA A catalyst for the commercialization of advanced materials, quantum, and nanotechnologies, bringing together industry, government and academia to examine the barriers of getting emerging technologies to the marketplace. RBC’s research institute, BOREALIS AI, opened its first research labs in Toronto and Edmonton in 2016.